While the four-day working week is being embraced by nations including Australia, one country has launched a controversial 69-hour work week plan. 9News
is being embraced by nations including Australia, one country has launched a controversial 69-hour work week plan.
This would allow workers to bank more overtime in busy periods, which they can later take back as leave, the government argued. "We can resolve serious social problems like fast ageing and low birth rates by allowing women to choose their working hours more flexibly," labour minister Lee Jung-sik said.South Korean employers, including construction companies, have welcomed the push for a longer working week but trade unions are firmly opposed.
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